“…Brain-derived neurotrophic factor, IGF, GDNF and PDGF were purchased from R&D Systems (Minneapolis, MN, USA), wortmannin and Akt inhibitor from Sigma-Aldrich (St. Louis, MO, USA), JC-1 and DCF-DA from Molecular Probes (Carlsbad, CA, USA), PD98059 from New England Biolabs (Ipswich, MA, USA) and blocking anti-BDNF antibody from Chemicon (Temecula, CA, USA). Positive AMPA receptor modulator S18986 was synthesized as previously described 39 . The concentrations of factors and reagents used were as follows: BDNF (50 ng/ml), IGF (100 ng/ml), GDNF (100 ng/ml), PDGF (100 ng/ml), positive AMPA receptor modulator S18986 (50 mM), blocking anti-BDNF antibody (10 mg/ml), PD98059 (30 mM), wortmannin (200 nM) and Akt inhibitor (30 mM).…”